One type of Moneran Bacteria is Vibrio Cholrae. It is located in most rivers and streams, such as the Amazon River and Missouri River. The Vibrio Cholerae is shaped like a comma, but if categorized would probably be a bacilli bacteria.
Nostoc
Another type of moneran that can be found in
rivers and streams is Nostoc halophilum. It is a gelatinous substance that can be commonly found on the edges of streams more than rivers in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. Like all Nostoc, Nostoc halophilum looks like a string of beads, commonly called Cocci.
Another type of river bacteria is Caulobacter crescentus. It is most commonly found in rivers with high levels of phosphorus. Its shape is bacilli, but it looks similar to a banana.
PROTIST KINGDOM
-mostly single-celled organims with organelles and a nucleus
Protozoans
-Animal like, they have no chlorophyll and they "hunt" for food
Naegleria fowleri
One type of protozoan is Naegleria fowleri. It can be found in many warm rivers and streams around the world. Its common name is"the brain eating amoeba". It eats other organisms' brains, hence its name.
Zoothamnium niveum
Another protozoan is Zoothamnium niveum. It lives in rivers with high levels of sulphide, generally on wood debris.
Algae -Single celled, with chlorophyll and a nucleus.
Pediastrum boryanum
One type of algae is Pediastrum boryanum. It is located in almost all rivers year round, and also some other water biomes such as marshes.
FUNGI KINGDOM
-Multi-cellular, absorbs nutrients and has no chlorophyll
ASCOMYCOTA
-Fungi shaped like a sac or cup
Collema dichotomum
Kingdom:Fungi Phylum:Ascomycota Class: Lecanoromycetes Order: Lecanorales Family: Collemataceae Genus:Collema Species:dichotomum Collema dichotomum's common name is the River Jelly Lichen. It can be found in rivers and streams on underwater rocks.
GLOMEROMYCOTA
-Grows on roots of plants
Glomus eburneum
Kingdom: FungiPhylum: GlomeromycotaClass:GlomeromycetesOrder: GlomeralesFamily: GlomeraceaeGenus:GlomusSpecies:eburneumGlomus eburneum has no common name and is located in places as diverse as Arizona and Poland.
CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
-single celled fungi means "little pot" in Greek
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a fungi that is known to infect and kill amphibians. It lives on and infects those such as frogs, newts, and salamanders. I could find no common names.Kingdom: FungiPhylum: ChydridiomycotaClass: ChytridiomycetesOrder: ChytridialesFamily:ChytridiacaeGenus: BatrachochytriumSpecies: dendrobatidis
ASCOMYCOTA
-shaped like a sac or a cupHymenoscyphus varicosporoides is a fungus that lives in rivers worldwide.I could find no common name.
One plant found in rivers is Nymphaea odorata,
or the American Water Lily. It is found in rivers in
places like North America, Central America and Canada. Kingdom: Plants Phylum: Anthophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Nymphaeales Family: Nymphaeaceae Genus:Nymphaea Species:odorata
PTERIDOPHYTA
-Ferns
Swamp Horsetail
One river plant is called Equisetum fluviatile,
or the Swamp Horsetail. It can be found in swamps
and shallow rivers all around the world. Kingdom:
Plants Phylum: Pteridophyta Class:
Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus:Equisetum Species:fluviatile
BRYOPHYTA
-Mosses
Fontinalis Moss
Another river plant is Fontinalis hypnoides.
It is found in rivers in United States, and its
common name is the Fontinalis Moss. Kingdom: Plants Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Isobryales Family: Fontinalaceae Genus:Fontinalis Species:hypnoides
ANTHOPHYTA
-flowering plants
Three-square Bulrush
Another river plant is Hypolytrum pulchrum.
It can be found in any river from North America
to Brazil. Its common name is Three-square Bulrush. Kingdom: Plants Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus:Hypolytrum Species:pulchrum
LYCOPODIOPHYTA
-Clubmoss, spikemoss, and quillworts
Bushy Spikemoss
Selaginella bigelovii is another river plant. It can be found
in North America in and along the banks of rivers. Its common name
is Bushy Spikemoss. Kingdom: Plants Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus:Selaginella Species:bigelovii
PTERIDOPHYTA
-Ferns
Spreading wood-fern
Another type of river plant is Dryopteris campyloptera. It is a fern
found along the banks of rivers in North America. Its common name is
the Spreading wood-fern. Kingdom: Plants Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus:Dryopteris Species:campyloptera
EQUISTOPHYTA
-hollow stem with joints
Equisetum laevigatum is a reed that lives in rivers in the United States, northern Mexico and southern Canada. It is commonly known as "smooth horsetail".
-hornworts Phaeoceros laevis is a hornwort that lives in fairly warm fresh water worldwide. The only common name I could find is phaoceros. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Anthocerotophyta Class: Anthocerotopsida Order: Notathynadales Family: Notathyladaceae Genus: Phaoceros Species:laevis
phaoceros
BRYOPHYTA
-moss Takakia lepidozioides is a moss that lives in wet environments worldwide. I could find no common name.
- Cycas apoa is a species of cycad that lives by rivers and lakes on Indochina and islands in the south Pacific. It is very new, so I couldn't find a common name.
-two openings for food/waste, circulatory system Haemopis plumbea is a species of leech that that lives in North American rivers. I found no common name.
-two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton Cambarus bartonii is a crayfish that lives in rivers in North America. Its common name is Appalachian Brook Crayfish.
-two openings, simple nervous system, circulatory system
Phoronopsis californica
Phoronopsis californica is a marine worm which lives in rivers
in California. It has no common name.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Phoronida
Class: Not Assigned
Order: Not Assigned
Family: Not Assigned
Genus: Phoronopsis
Species: californica
Mollusca
-soft body, two openings, simple organ systems, some with shells
Aplysia donca
Another river animal is Aplysia donca. It can be found in North American
rivers and the western Atlantic Ocean. It has no common name.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Anaspidea
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Alypsia
Species: donca
Mesozoa
-two layers of cells, no digestive or circulatory systems or nervous systems
Dicyema koshidai
Dicyema koshidai is another river invertebrate. It has no common name and can be found in river near or flowing into the north Pacific. Kingdom: Animals Phylum: Mesozoa Class: Rhombozoa Order: Not Assigned Family: Dicyemidae Genus: Dicyema Species: koshidai
Aves
-hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers
Bank Swallow or Sand Martin
Riparia riparia is a bird found near rivers in North America. Its
common name is either Bank Swallow or Sand Martin.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Riparia
Species: riparia
Actinopterygii
-fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus is found in North and Central America.
Its common name is Longnose Gar.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Genus: Lepisosteus
Species: osseus
Reptilia
-Ectothermic, scales, four appendages
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta can be found in South Canada and the USA. Its common name is the Painted Turtle.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Chrysemys
Species: picta
Cnidaria
-two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, one opening for food/waste Hydra americana is a species of hydra that lives in fresh water in North America. There is no common name.
Hydra americana
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Hydridae
Genus: Hydra
Species: americana
Mamalia
-hairy, milk-producing, endothermic Ornithorhynchus anatinus or the platypus lives in rivers in eastern Australia and Tasmania.
-live for part of life with gills part with lungs Eurycea pterophila is a salamander that lives in North American rivers. Its common name is Fern Bank Salamander.
- jawless fish with cartilage bones Lampetra fluviatilis is a lamprey, living in rivers in southwestern Europe. Its common name is European River Lamprey.
THE 8 KINGDOMS OF THE RIVERS AND STREAMS BIOME
BACTERIA KINGDOM
-Single-celled bacteria cells without a nucleusAnother type of moneran that can be found in
rivers and streams is Nostoc halophilum. It is a gelatinous substance that can be commonly found on the edges of streams more than rivers in southeast Europe and southwest Asia. Like all Nostoc, Nostoc halophilum looks like a string of beads, commonly called Cocci.
Another type of river bacteria is Caulobacter crescentus. It is most commonly found in rivers with high levels of phosphorus. Its shape is bacilli, but it looks similar to a banana.
PROTIST KINGDOM
-mostly single-celled organims with organelles and a nucleusProtozoans
-Animal like, they have no chlorophyll and they "hunt" for foodOne type of protozoan is Naegleria fowleri. It can be found in many warm rivers and streams around the world. Its common name is"the brain eating amoeba". It eats other organisms' brains, hence its name.
Algae
-Single celled, with chlorophyll and a nucleus.
One type of algae is Pediastrum boryanum. It is located in almost all rivers year round, and also some other water biomes such as marshes.
FUNGI KINGDOM
-Multi-cellular, absorbs nutrients and has no chlorophyllASCOMYCOTA
-Fungi shaped like a sac or cupKingdom:Fungi
Phylum:Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Collemataceae
Genus: Collema
Species: dichotomum
Collema dichotomum's common name is the River Jelly Lichen. It can be found in rivers and streams on underwater rocks.
GLOMEROMYCOTA
-Grows on roots of plantsCHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
-single celled fungi means "little pot" in GreekASCOMYCOTA
-shaped like a sac or a cupHymenoscyphus varicosporoides is a fungus that lives in rivers worldwide.I could find no common name.PLANT KINGDOM
-Multi-cellular, cell walls, chlorophyllANTHOPHYTA
-Flowering plantsOne plant found in rivers is Nymphaea odorata,
or the American Water Lily. It is found in rivers in
places like North America, Central America and Canada.
Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Nymphaea
Species: odorata
PTERIDOPHYTA
-FernsOne river plant is called Equisetum fluviatile,
or the Swamp Horsetail. It can be found in swamps
and shallow rivers all around the world.
Kingdom:
Plants
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class:
Equisetopsida
Order: Equisetales
Family: Equisetaceae
Genus: Equisetum
Species: fluviatile
BRYOPHYTA
-MossesIt is found in rivers in United States, and its
common name is the Fontinalis Moss.
Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Isobryales
Family: Fontinalaceae
Genus: Fontinalis
Species: hypnoides
ANTHOPHYTA
-flowering plantsAnother river plant is Hypolytrum pulchrum.
It can be found in any river from North America
to Brazil. Its common name is Three-square Bulrush.
Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Hypolytrum
Species: pulchrum
LYCOPODIOPHYTA
-Clubmoss, spikemoss, and quillwortsSelaginella bigelovii is another river plant. It can be found
in North America in and along the banks of rivers. Its common name
is Bushy Spikemoss.
Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiopsida
Order: Selaginellales
Family: Selaginellaceae
Genus: Selaginella
Species: bigelovii
PTERIDOPHYTA
-FernsAnother type of river plant is Dryopteris campyloptera. It is a fern
found along the banks of rivers in North America. Its common name is
the Spreading wood-fern.
Kingdom: Plants
Phylum: Pteridophyta
Class: Filicopsida
Order: Polypodiales
Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: campyloptera
EQUISTOPHYTA
-hollow stem with jointsEquisetum laevigatum is a reed that lives in rivers in the United States, northern Mexico and southern Canada. It is commonly known as "smooth horsetail".
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Equistophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Equistales
Family: Equistacae
Genus: Equistum
Species: laevigatum
ANTHOCEROPHYTA
-hornwortsPhaeoceros laevis is a hornwort that lives in fairly warm fresh water worldwide. The only common name I could find is phaoceros.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthocerotophyta
Class: Anthocerotopsida
Order: Notathynadales
Family: Notathyladaceae
Genus: Phaoceros
Species: laevis
BRYOPHYTA
-mossTakakia lepidozioides is a moss that lives in wet environments worldwide. I could find no common name.
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Hepitcophyta
Class: Hepitcopsita
Order: Takakiales
Family:Gracillarioidea
Genus: Takakia
Species: lepidozioides
PINOPHYTA
-trees
Glyptostrobus pensilis is a tree that lives by rivers in China and the far east. Its common name is Chinese swamp cypress.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Pinophyta
Class: Pinopsida
Order: Pinales
Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Glyptostrobus
Species: pensilis
CYCADOPHYTA
-Cycas apoa is a species of cycad that lives by rivers and lakes on Indochina and islands in the south Pacific. It is very new, so I couldn't find a common name.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Cycadophyta
Class: Cycadopsida
Order: Cycadales
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Species: apoa
GINGKOPHYTA
-Ginkgo biloba is a species of gingko found only in wet areas in the Zhejiang province in China. Its common name is Maidenhair tree.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Ginkgophyta
Class: Ginkgoopsida
Order: Ginkgoales
Family: Ginkgoaceae
Genus: Gingko
Species: bilboa
Animal Kingdom
-multi-celled, digest food internallyAnnelida
-two openings for food/waste, circulatory systemHaemopis plumbea is a species of leech that that lives in North American rivers. I found no common name.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Citellata
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Haemopis
Genus: plumbea
Anthropoda
-two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeletonCambarus bartonii is a crayfish that lives in rivers in North America. Its common name is Appalachian Brook Crayfish.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Malocostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species: bartonii
Phoronida
-two openings, simple nervous system, circulatory systemPhoronopsis californica is a marine worm which lives in rivers
in California. It has no common name.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Phoronida
Class: Not Assigned
Order: Not Assigned
Family: Not Assigned
Genus: Phoronopsis
Species: californica
Mollusca
-soft body, two openings, simple organ systems, some with shellsAnother river animal is Aplysia donca. It can be found in North American
rivers and the western Atlantic Ocean. It has no common name.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Anaspidea
Family: Aplysiidae
Genus: Alypsia
Species: donca
Mesozoa
-two layers of cells, no digestive or circulatory systems or nervous systemsDicyema koshidai is another river invertebrate. It has no common name
and can be found in river near or flowing into the north Pacific.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Mesozoa
Class: Rhombozoa
Order: Not Assigned
Family: Dicyemidae
Genus: Dicyema
Species: koshidai
Aves
-hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers
Riparia riparia is a bird found near rivers in North America. Its
common name is either Bank Swallow or Sand Martin.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Hirundinidae
Genus: Riparia
Species: riparia
Actinopterygii
-fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened
Lepisosteus osseus is found in North and Central America.
Its common name is Longnose Gar.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae
Genus: Lepisosteus
Species: osseus
Reptilia
-Ectothermic, scales, four appendages
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta can be found in South Canada and the USA.Its common name is the Painted Turtle.
Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Testudines
Family: Emydidae
Genus: Chrysemys
Species: picta
Cnidaria
-two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, one opening for food/wasteHydra americana is a species of hydra that lives in fresh water in North America. There is no common name.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Hydridae
Genus: Hydra
Species: americana
Mamalia
-hairy, milk-producing, endothermicOrnithorhynchus anatinus or the platypus lives in rivers in eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Ornithorynchidae
Genus: Ornithorhynchus
Species: anatinus
Amphibia
-live for part of life with gills part with lungsEurycea pterophila is a salamander that lives in North American rivers. Its common name is Fern Bank Salamander.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Caudata
Family: Plethodontidae
Genus: Eurycea
Species: pterophila
Cephalaspidomorphi
- jawless fish with cartilage bonesLampetra fluviatilis is a lamprey, living in rivers in southwestern Europe. Its common name is European River Lamprey.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Cephalaspidomorphi
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Family: Petromyzontidae
Genus: Lampetra
Species: fluviatilis
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